Erik ten Hag’s side all but ensured safe passage to Wembley for next month’s final with such a convincing display at the City Ground and can afford to rest up during Wednesday’s home leg at Old Trafford.
While United, of course, won’t be taking Forest lightly, they could hardly ask for a better situation. Their home form has been fantastic throughout the campaign and it would take something extraordinary to see them knocked out at this stage.
Here’s everything you need to know about the game.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest is scheduled for an 8pm GMT kick-off time on Wednesday 1 February, 2023.
Old Trafford in Manchester will host.
Where to watch Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest
TV channel: The game will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports HDR.
Live stream: The Sky Go App will provide a live stream service across mobile devices, laptops, games consoles and tablets.
LIVE coverage: Follow all of the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog.
Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest team news
Ten Hag is expected to rotate, such is the strength of United’s lead. Indeed, Alejandro Garnacho, Harry Maguire, Scott McTominay, Fred and Victor Lindelof are all among those who could play, while Jadon Sancho has returned to training.
Christian Eriksen, however, was seen leaving Old Trafford on crutches after the FA Cup win over Reading, so it seems unlikely he will play.
For Forest, Chris Wood is cup-tied while the injured Dean Henderson would not have been able to play anyway. Wayne Hennessey will start in goal, while it’ll be interesting to see how seriously or not Steve Cooper takes the tie. With the game surely gone, perhaps Forest will rest players to instead focus on their Premier League campaign.
Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest prediction
Given the size of United’s lead, it’s likely they will look to contain Forest.
With that in mind, it’s hard to see them scoring quite as many this time around, with ten Hag’s side looking to take the sting out of the game early on.
Man United to win 1-0.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Manchester United wins: 50
Draws: 24
Nottingham Forest wins: 33
Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest latest odds
Manchester United to win: 1/3
Draw: 15/4
Nottingham Forest to win: 15/2
Odds via Betfair and subject to change.
